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Mark in LA

@markinla.bsky.social
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Farmer, forager, forester, author, mycophile. 20 yrs as the 1st employee of The Longleaf Alliance & Res. Assoc. w/ Auburn University. Science over religion. Retired educator who speaks regularly on several subjects 🇺🇲🇺🇦

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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Hey beautiful! Check out my turmeric this morning!
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
This turmeric is gargantuan!
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Let's change things in Alabama. If we can do it here, we can do it anywhere.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Are you familiar with Budweiser?
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Yours truly.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Guess this wood, and I will be shocked that you guessed it correctly.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
What can we do with these Bluesky?
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
A cool find in the National Forest.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
This is how you grow lion's mane #mushroom.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
I was signed up to sell and speak at the Gulf Coast Fungi Festival near Fairhope, Alabama, so I can't do the No Kings events. Raise your voices for me!
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Redgum we're milling today.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Galaxy attacks Lolo's ear.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Antlered reishi!
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
I was in New Orleans last weekend for Decadence. One of the loudest responses from the 90% non-hetero crowd was to the Palestinian Flag, with those along the route cheering "Free Palestine!"
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
I had some great shoes while walking the 2000-mile(3,200 KM) US-MEXICO border, but this has been my last 3 pair of Danner boots. Guess I need to find a new brand.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Poor Blackberry. We hardly knew you. Our daughter rescued you from the roadside after you were hit by a car and knocked senseless. She brought you home and left you on a chair while doing an errand, and you were subsequently eaten by our rescue kitten-Galaxy.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
I grew up as the 6th generation on our family farm. Retired from teaching and research and back to small scale farming. Here's our table today at the Palafox Market in Pensacola.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Every Saturday morning...
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
I wasn't happy when my daughter rescued this kitten. One more mouth to feed, as our fourth rescue cat (and 2 dogs). But Galaxy has enriched my life.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
By the way, I am reading and loving this
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Well, here's one relaxed cat!
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Yesterday I did my 9-mile hike in triple-digital heat indexes (Lower Alabama in July). The first hour in direct sun was breaking me until this heavenly cloud offered a brief respite.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
We found a tiny, nonvenomous snake in the garden. I showed it to the kids, and then we released it. They know that all life is precious.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Guess this wood. I can provide hints.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Currently immobile.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
My sinuses are drained. My face is burning from the fumes. Can someone please come cut up the remaining ghost peppers for me?
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Our Glass Gem corn. We grow some pretty stuff.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
My zinnias have exploded. Planted them last year and they volunteered from seed this year, so we're adding vases to our table for the Palafox Market in Pensacola.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Our table, July 12, 2025.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Turkey Tail and False Turkey Tail.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
And my other produce, picked yesterday.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Some of my zinnias this morning.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
At the Andalusia Farmers Market this Wednesday morning.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
My cousin today.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
This just made my day! Gardening has kept me sane in a world turned upside down, and this whopper tastes great!
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Sure have a pretty table. June 28, 2025. Palafox Market in Pensacola Florida.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Chanterelles by the gallon! #mushrooms #mushroomfriends
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
One of my crowd.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
On old man from rural Georgia just ended our decades-long friendship. I wish he valued every human being, irrespective of skin color, geographic origin, sexual orientation, etc. But he's MAGA. And I ain't. Post this shit, like he did, and fuck all the way off.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
A valued customer at the Palafox Market.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
At the Palafox Market in Pensacola, June 14, 2025.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
At the Palafox Market in Pensacola, June 14, 2025.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
You all recognize these? #fungifriends, #mushrooms
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Our table at the Palafox Market on June 7, 2025.
My books, zinnias in vases, lots of produce.Chanterelle mushrooms, cucumbers, tomatoes, and shishito peppers 
Our herb selection including thai basil  genovese basil, huacatay, paico/epazote, and oregano.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
I'm growing a beautiful new variety called Foxfire.
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
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Mark in LA @markinla.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
False Turkey Tail, Stereum lobatum or similar. #mushroomfriends #mushrooms
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